Real Fiero Tech

That's exactly the front setup that I'm talking about improving.

I have the 5x115 conversion rear, which gives me 10.5x1 rotors and larger piston calipers (although no hand brake... looking into that). What I'm talking about is for the front. It uses 11.25" LeBaron rotors. These already have the 5x100 pattern. Normally, people use 3rd Gen Camaro calipers, bu...

Mostly for the hell of it...

A 3.1 TDC with flat tops would have a compression ratio of about 8.5:1 and a rod ratio of 2:1 along with accompanying detonation resistance...

I was just thinking that I want to build a 3.1 TDC, so I'd need flat tops, which would be crazy for the rest of you, especially those using aluminum heads... I guess we'll each have to get our own pistons... 262 would use standard Chevy ring pack, though... but it would have to have 4 valve reliefs ...

oughta be able to get 2.8 DIS crank (or whole freakin' engine) pretty cheap... How much would custom pistons cost? What brand do people normally get? Since we'll be using SBC rods, we could get Chevy 262 pistons, which have a bore similar to that of the 3.4... just raise the pin... Again split 3 set...

Either of you have contact info for him? PM or email me. Thanks. I found my camera today. Figures the pics were already posted, though. I don't think it has different head bolt locations... Are those heads bolted down to your head rack? If not, pull em off and snap a couple of your deck surface and ...

Gentleman in Arizona?
Greg Duncan? The other team python guy? George Ryan (is he in AZ?)?

I know they bought it... who did they sell it to?

I thought you wanted $1200+ for that thing...?

Who bought it? What's being done with it?

I hadn't heard that. I hope it's not sold. I had designs on that thing...

Dunno if I should tell you guys this before I have the block in my hands... I was thinking of buying JM's prototype aluminum block. It supposedly has a removable valley tray like the 4point9's. With that removed, it should be possible to machine up a piece to replace it and supply oil to the DOHC he...

Mine are the 4340 H-beams, too...

$350 a set sounds pretty reasonable. Im currently tearing down a TDC to rebuild as a 3.1. I could be down for a set at that price in a couple of months.

I emailed EAGLE as they actually have a listing for a small journal 6" rod. A set of 8 for 600 usd ish. Yipe! The Eagle rods for my Northstar were only $475 for the set... Those ought to be some hellacious rods for that price. I'm curious that those Eagle rods are so much more expensive than m...

I've been looking at the "normal" 11 1/4 brake setup using LeBaron rear rotors and 3rd Gen Camaro front calipers. I've never been really satisfied with it, as the location of the banjo fitting on the Camaro caliper is very close to the mounting ear on the Fiero knuckle and interferes with ...

Trying to set aside time new years' weekend to get the front bank header mock-up done

THE PUNISHER wrote:I will measure it up this sunday

Did you ever get that measurment?

(I know I'm a hell of a guy to be hurrying somebody up...)

I haven't forgotten about this... I just haven't been able to find my camera, either...

IIRC, 8708 is a 7730 with lowZ injector drivers. The 730 and 749 have been controlling boost for over a decade in Tubro Grands Prix, Syclones, Typhoons and Sunbirds. Lotus is really good with other people's engine management, though. They got 190 HP out of Toyota's 2ZZ-GE, from which Toyota was only...

Kind of like this: http://www.howard.saturnet.net/drexel_fsae/fsae_year_in_pictures/fsae-03-03/fsae-03-03-Images/14.jpg I know how to measure VE. I just want to cheat. Don't we all. What's under all that mess anyway? I'd like to find a relationship between VE and torque because a lot more people kn...

275 HP Northstar puts 250 to the ground through a 282. I can guesstimate pretty close...